Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

God is the designer of the family.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

We hold on to poetry because it lights a fire in our soul and keeps our bodies warm.

Instinct is all of our humanity being deliberately honest with all of life.

Are you a traveling man he asked?

I do films that I like. I have done comedy, romance, everything, and I always like to do it differently from the previous ones.

Instead of looking at difficulties as deprivations, we can learn to recognize them as opportunities for deepening and widening our love.

Modern thought has transferred the spectral character of Death to the notion of time itself. Time has become Death triumphant over all.

The stupidest person in the room might have the best idea.

It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.

We spend our years with sighing; it is a valleyof tears; but death is the funeral of all our sorrows.

The same tools we need to use to keep this country safe by bringing terrorists to justice, because I guarantee you, if they have the opportunity and the means, they will take American lives.